Akashvani Jagdalpur MW Tower collapsed !

Akashvani Jagdalpur MW off air

MW tower of Akashvani Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh state  has fallen down on 21 Feb 2025 afternoon  in heavy winds, thus there is no transmission on 756 kHz in AM Mode and 747 kHz in DRM Mode with 100 kW transmitter. According to press reports the tower was 168 meters high and 48 years old. The transmission is now only on 100.1 MHz with 100 watts.

This station was commissioned on 22nd of January, 1977 with the transmitting capacity of 2x10 KW which was later increased to 100 KW.

Source : https://www.thegazette.in/2025/02/48-year-old-168-meter-high-tower-of-Akashvani-Jagdalpur-collapses-20250222.html

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad)

AIR starts weekly news bulletin in "Halbi' language

All India Radio has started a weekly news bulletin in "Halbi' language with effect from 26th March, 2023.

The 15-minute-long weekly news bulletin will be broadcast from All India Radio Jagdalpur station every Sunday at 7:30 am.

Virtually Inaugurating the news service of Prasar-Bharti in the 'Halbi' dialect of Bastar, Home Minister Amit Shah noted that this day is a great matter of joy for Chhattisgarh. In a tweet, Mr Shah expressed delight at enabling the people of that region to know the news of the country and the world in the local language through this broadcast. .

Chief Executive officer of Prasar Bharati Gaurav Dwivedi was also present on the occasion. While talking to media, he said that local languages and dialects prove to be most effective in providing news and other information to people in remote rural areas.